The Haves and the Have Nots (TV series)

This article is about the television series. For the 2011 play, see The Haves and the Have Nots (play).

The Haves and the Have Nots
Season 1 intertitle
Genre
Created byTyler Perry
Written byTyler Perry
Directed byTyler Perry
Starring
Theme music composerElvin Ross
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes196 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Tyler Perry
  • Ozzie Areu
  • Mark E. Swinton
  • Will Areu
Camera setupMultiple
Running time42 minutes
Production companyTyler Perry Studios
Original release
NetworkOprah Winfrey Network
ReleaseMay 28, 2013 (2013-05-28) –
July 20, 2021 (2021-07-20)
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The Haves and the Have Nots (play)
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The Haves and the Have Nots (sometimes referred to as Haves and Have Nots and abbreviated as HAHN) is an American crime drama and soap opera created, executive produced, written, and directed by Tyler Perry.[1][2] The premise of the series is based on Perry's 2011 play of the same name.

The Haves and the Have Nots premiered on May 28, 2013, and ran for 8 seasons on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), for a total of 196 hour-long episodes. The series finale aired on Tuesday, July 20, 2021.[3] As part of the show's finale, a two-part cast reunion special consisting of all The Have and Have Nots main characters in front of a live studio audience was televised, part 1 on July 27 and part 2 on August 3.[4][5]

The Haves and the Have Nots was ranked among the top 2 scripted cable series with a majority African American cast. The soap opera led the ratings for OWN programming throughout much of its series run.[6] It averaged 2.8 million total viewers across its 196 episodes. During its highest rated years from 2014 to 2017, the program averaged more than 3.1 million viewers each year. It was reported in June 2021 that the program is the most-watched scripted cable series among African American women and households.[5]

The Haves and the Have Nots is the first scripted and first fictionalized television series to air on the Oprah Winfrey Network and is considered the network's first claim to fame. Amid struggles to keep her network afloat before debuting The Haves and the Have Nots, Oprah Winfrey was quoted in a 2012 interview as stating, “Had I known that it was this difficult, I might have done something else.” The success of The Haves and the Have Nots, however, opened the door to myriad other popular scripted dramas on Winfrey's network, including but not limited to Queen Sugar and Greenleaf.[7]

  1. ^ McNamara, Mary (May 29, 2013). "Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey don't have it in 'Have-Nots'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  2. ^ "Casting Call Tyler Perry's "The Haves And the Have Nots"". Project Casting. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 12, 2021). "Tyler Perry's 'The Haves And the Have Nots' To End With Season 8 On OWN". Deadline. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "The Haves and the Have Nots: OWN to Air Two-Part Reunion Special". Tvseriesfinale. July 17, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "First Look: The Series Finale of Tyler Perry's "The Haves and the Have Nots"". The Hollywood Reporter. July 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "The Haves and the Have Nots: Season Seven Ratings". Tvseriesfinale. October 28, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "How Oprah's Network Finally Found Its Voice". Wired. June 19, 2018.